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The National Museum in Warsaw (Template:Lang-pl), Poland, is a national institution of culture, one of the largest museums in Poland and the largest in Warsaw. It comprises a rich collection of ancient art (Egyptian, Greek, Roman), counting about 11,000 pieces, an extensive gallery of Polish painting since the 16th century and a collection of foreign painting (Italian, French, Flemish, Dutch, German and Russian) including some paintings from Adolf Hitler's private collection, ceded to the Museum by the American authorities in post-war Germany The museum is also home to numismatic collections and a gallery of applied arts.

Collection highlights

European Painting

• Paris Bordone, Venus and Cupid,
• Hendrick ter Brugghen, King David Playing Harp,
• Philippe de Champaigne, Portrait of Cardinal Richelieu,
• Cima da Conegliano, Christ among the Doctors,
• Willem Claesz Heda, Still Life,
• Lucas Cranach the Elder, Adam and Eve,
• Carel Fabritius, The Raising of Lazarus,
• Luca Giordano, Prometheus,
• Jean-Baptiste Greuze, Guitarist,
• Jacob Jordaens, The Holy Family with St. John, His Parents and Angels,
• Rembrandt van Rijn, Portrait of Maerten Soolmans,
• School of Fontainebleau, Moses saved from the waters,
• Bartholomeus Spranger, Adoration of the shepherds,
• Jacopo Tintoretto, Portrait of an Admiral,
• Édouard Vuillard, Woman in the garden.

Polish Painting

• Jan Matejko, Battle of Grunwald,
• Józef Mehoffer, The Strange Garden,
• Jacek Malczewski, Polish Hamlet,
• Henryk Siemiradzki, Dirce,
• Stanisław Wyspiański, Self-portrait.

Other

• Adrian de Vries, Christ at the column,
• Colijn de Coter and Antwerp workshop, The Pruszcz Polyptych,
• Silver regalia of King Augustus III of Poland and Queen Maria Josepha.

See also

• National Museum, Kraków